Land Securities Group (LAND) Competitors

Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) are both mid-cap trading companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Is LAND or TW more profitable?

Taylor Wimpey has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. Taylor Wimpey's return on equity of 5.50% beat Land Securities Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%
Taylor Wimpey	7.25%	5.50%	4.08%

Which has more volatility & risk, LAND or TW?

Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Wimpey has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LAND or TW a better dividend stock?

Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Land Securities Group pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Taylor Wimpey pays out 145.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LAND or TW?

50.3% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Taylor Wimpey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Taylor Wimpey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LAND or TW?

Taylor Wimpey has higher revenue and earnings than Land Securities Group. Taylor Wimpey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Land Securities Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Land Securities Group	£832M	5.39	-£318.80M	£0.53	1,134.91
Taylor Wimpey	£3.45B	1.05	£250.27M	£6.85	14.63

Do analysts prefer LAND or TW?

Land Securities Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 693.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.25%. Taylor Wimpey has a consensus price target of GBX 133.43, indicating a potential upside of 33.03%. Given Taylor Wimpey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Taylor Wimpey is more favorable than Land Securities Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Taylor Wimpey	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media refer more to LAND or TW?

In the previous week, Land Securities Group and Land Securities Group both had 8 articles in the media. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Taylor Wimpey's score of 0.89 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Land Securities Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taylor Wimpey	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Taylor Wimpey beats Land Securities Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.